Chapter 115: Ning Fengzhi’s Regret

"Ning Fengzhi!"

Aeacus’s expression remained indifferent, his voice devoid of any ripples, yet the words he uttered sent a chill through those who heard them: "You and that old fool Titan joined forces to bully our Nine Star Palace. Not only did you take away Tang San, a thief who snuck into our palace with malicious intent, but you also cost us a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast that was already within our grasp. Don't you think it's time we settled this account properly?"

"How dare you!"

Gu Rong, hearing this, could not contain his rage. He stepped forward, ready to measure his strength against Aeacus. Although the two men before him were immensely powerful—appearing to slightly outclass even Tang Hao—and he knew he was no match for either in a one-on-one fight, Gu Rong believed that with Ning Fengzhi’s support, they might not be without a fighting chance.

Ning Fengzhi’s face was equally grim. Never in his life had he encountered such blatant disrespect as that shown by Aeacus.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin quickly pulled back the impulsive and irritable Bone Douluo, simultaneously channeling his spirit power to transmit a secret message to Ning Fengzhi.

Upon hearing the message, Ning Fengzhi’s complexion changed drastically, a flicker of terror surfacing in his eyes.

The words Sword Douluo had sent were brief, yet they struck Ning Fengzhi’s heart like a heavy hammer: The three of them combined would be no match for these two!

As a level 96 Spirit Douluo, Sword Douluo—having advanced further than Bone Douluo—had truly experienced just how vast the gap between each level becomes once one surpasses level 95. More importantly, during the brief observation of the battle, both the Golden Roc spirit and the Pterosaur spirit had caused his Seven Kill Sword to feel suppressed. He was one hundred percent certain that even if these men’s spirits were not god-tier, they were infinitely close.

Unless Ning Fengzhi could shatter the shackles of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and break through to the rank of Titled Douluo, he had not the slightest chance of winning against that level 97 Titled Douluo. Similarly, Bone Douluo could not possibly be a match for the level 96 Pterosaur spirit Titled Douluo.

Furthermore, their opponents were backed by Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, and two other unknown Spirit Douluo powerhouses. If a real fight broke out, they were not Tang Hao; they lacked the heaven-defying "Ring Detonation" technique, and their means of escaping were inferior to his. The final result would be the death of all three of them here. Of course, if it truly came to a fight to the death, Sword Douluo was confident he could take one or two of them down with him.

Ning Fengzhi could not help but gasp. Sword Douluo had no reason to deceive him, and given Sword Douluo’s pride, if there were any shred of hope, he would certainly not have been willing to give up without a fight.

The Nine Star Palace—their strength was terrifying to this extent!

Beyond these two Titled Douluos, there were the two others who had previously suppressed Yu Yuanzhen, Meng Shenji, and the others. Although Ning Fengzhi had not witnessed that battle, he had learned from Yu Yuanzhen and Meng Shenji that the two Titled Douluos with hundred-thousand-year spirit rings possessed Golden Lion and Scorpion spirits—not the Roc and Pterosaur he saw today. Yu Yuanzhen was also at level 95, and though Ning Fengzhi lacked concrete proof, he knew with absolute certainty that those two must also be Super Douluos with level 95 cultivation.

That made four Titled Douluos above level 95!

This was a level of strength the Upper Three Sects did not possess. In particular, that level 97 Titled Douluo was, to Ning Fengzhi’s knowledge, a level of strength hidden only within the ten-thousand-year foundation of the Spirit Hall.

For a moment, regret washed over Ning Fengzhi’s usually calm and composed face. Had he known the Nine Star Palace possessed such deep reserves, he would have accepted Dugu Bo’s request back then and conspired with them to split that hundred-thousand-year transformed spirit beast. Even if Tang Hao had come knocking, with his support and the combined forces of these two Roc and Pterosaur Douluos alongside Sword and Bone Douluo, they could have left not just one Tang Hao, but even Tang Hao and Tang Xiao brothers dead if they both came.

But then again, these two had come to Heaven Dou City precisely because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s previous actions had angered the Nine Star Palace. Had he chosen to accept Dugu Bo’s proposal, these two most likely would not have come. And that transformed spirit beast would have been locked in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at his own request; when Tang Hao came to attack, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would have borne the brunt of it, and the Nine Star Palace having only Dugu Bo in the city would have meant little.

Ning Fengzhi let out a long sigh, adjusting his emotions.

It was too late for regrets. He was a man who knew how to let go of the past; the urgent priority was to resolve the current predicament. If these two killers were truly determined, today would be a catastrophe for the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Of course, as one of the Upper Three Sects, they were not without their own trump cards. If these two were dead set on destroying the sect for the sake of a spirit beast, they would have to be prepared to leave their lives behind as well.

"Your Excellencies!"

Ning Fengzhi was indeed a calculating old fox; even at this moment, he managed to squeeze out a warm smile. "It is not that Fengzhi wishes to oppose the Nine Star Palace, but rather that I have my own unavoidable difficulties. That Tang San is the only son of the Haotian Douluo, and that transformed spirit beast was prepared by the Haotian Douluo for him. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect have had a friendship spanning nearly a thousand years; Fengzhi had no choice but to do as I did!"

Aeacus’s voice remained flat. "Sect Master Ning, are you saying that for the sake of the Clear Sky Sect’s interests, you must sacrifice the interests of the Nine Star Palace?"